Heartfelt tributes have been paid to a young Londonderry woman who was killed in a road crash on Wednesday night.

The 18-year-old is understood to be Laura Szewc, from the Cornshell Fields area of the city.

She was a passenger in a Vauxhall Corsa that crashed on the Letterkenny Road near Nixon’s Corner at around 11:30pm.

Two other females who were in the car at the time were injured. There were no other vehicles involved, police said yesterday.

The authorities have not officially released her identity, however, a JustGiving page has been set up with the aim of raising £6,000 towards the cost of her funeral, and to help bring members of her family over from Poland to say their goodbyes.

The page – www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/stacey-glasgow – says: “Laura was such a bright, beautiful young girl who had her whole life ahead of her and was loved by so many people. She had so much ambitions and always had a smile on her face. You will be sorely missed by everyone darling we love you all so much! Please help us to bring Laura’s immediate family from Poland to help them say their goodbyes.”

Grieving friends took to Facebook to post tributes to “a beautiful girl” who always had a smile on her face.